CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Odubel Herrera laughed and shook his head at the reporter in front of him as though he had eight heads.
Come on, of course he will be ready by Opening Day.
"It's a little bit behind, nothing major," Herrera said on Tuesday morning at Bright House Field.
Herrera has not played in a Grapefruit League game since March 12 because of a bruised left middle finger, an injury he sustained sliding head first into home plate on March 6. It might not be such a big deal, except Aaron Altherr is sidelined until at least July following surgery on his left wrist, and Cody Asche might open the season on the disabled list because of a strained right oblique.